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Fifth Freedom, 1975-07-01

Fifth Freedom, 1975-07-01

5th Freedom PUBLICATION OF THE BUFFALO GAY COMMUNITY JULY 1975 WITHIN THESE WALLS STATE CAPITOL ALBANY, N.Y. DEBATE! NOT LAUGHTER There's a law in N.Y. State that does not limit the right of a person to be religious, but it does proKTbit one from expressing religious feelings with others of the same persuasion, even in the privacy of their own homes! It was almost removed from the law book a decade ago, but the considerable anti-religious forces in N.Y. State brought all the pressure they could bear to put the law back on the books. Since then, our legislators in Albany have done all in their power to avoid the issue, citing lack of constituency support,fear of anti-religious editorials in their hometown papers and loss of votes at election time if they dare be publicly supportive of such a 'controversial' issue. Clearly there are a number of religiophobic legislators who are vio lently opposed to repeal of "consensual religiosity" CSec. 69.69 of the "N.Y. State Guide to Healthy Living" laws) citing the threat to family structure and our children's well-being, if religiophiles are permitted to 'impose' their feelings on one another in private. The above farce is certainly unimaginable in today's society,CONT. P. 6

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5th Freedom PUBLICATION OF THE BUFFALO GAY COMMUNITY JULY 1975 WITHIN THESE WALLS STATE CAPITOL ALBANY, N.Y. DEBATE! NOT LAUGHTER There's a law in N.Y. State that does not limit the right of a person to be religious, but it does proKTbit one from expressing religious feelings with others of the same persuasion, even in the privacy of their own homes! It was almost removed from the law book a decade ago, but the considerable anti-religious forces in N.Y. State brought all the pressure they could bear to put the law back on the books. Since then, our legislators in Albany have done all in their power to avoid the issue, citing lack of constituency support,fear of anti-religious editorials in their hometown papers and loss of votes at election time if they dare be publicly supportive of such a 'controversial' issue. Clearly there are a number of religiophobic legislators who are vio lently opposed to repeal of "consensual religiosity" CSec. 69.69 of the "N.Y. State Guide to Healthy Living" laws) citing the threat to family structure and our children's well-being, if religiophiles are permitted to 'impose' their feelings on one another in private. The above farce is certainly unimaginable in today's society,CONT. P. 6